The Wairarapa Daily TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1890. BUTTER MAKING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3515, 20 May 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1890. BUTTER MAKING.

A dairyman published in our last issue a word on the price of butter. According to him the wholesale price paid by storekeepers for this commodity ranges from 5Jd to 7d, and contrasting these rates with the retail prices paid by consumers he questions tbo fair dealing of the middleman. Now we are not at all sure that be is correct on this point. If there is one article more than another upon which storekeepers lose it is butter. They havo practically to take all their ouslomers bringto them, the good theindifferent, and the bad, and thoy have frequently to take it in excess of their requirements, and to obance placing in an outside market, a very unmarketable articlt, Producers may grumble at storekeepers, but if the sentiments of the latter on the. butter trade were only uttered they would be more like &bowl that) a grumble, With the remarks made by our correspondent on the art. of making bad butter at a low price we eutirely agree, In these bo touches the real difficulty. If enough good butter were procured to Bupply" the"market, bad butter would be-unsaleable because the consum-H would liolprjohesg it. To put the trade on a proper footing the good wi)l have to drive the bad out of fbe market, and there is some indication that tbis process is already begun, A Waihakejje dairy farmer who produces butter on the factory method, told us the other day that he obtained tenpenco a pound in Wellington for all that he could make. We have therefore a wider range of wholesale prices than even that which our correspondent quotes, pne-tjiat commences at s{d and goes up to JQd. Our correspondent will confer a titled &## on storekeepers if he can, by means ,qf ap Association, take the butter trade put; of their hands,—bool) a. body, if it could grade butter for the m&rlfct, and fix a fair price for each quality, would be alike advantageous to producers, storekeepers, and consumers. Wfereyer •it is practicable the factory system sbpujd be adopted, for undoubtedly under it, fain U tys extra per pound can he reused. Ruling the price of butter according to its grade would undoubtedly prove an advuntasd, but the greatest benefit to be secured would fc9 to produce onpugb higlvclass butter to make the inferior and unwholesome artiole unsaleable, Wo. believe that sldrflkeepers do put a high profit on good butler, but thoy are compelled to do this to balance their losses on bad butter. Were bad butter banished from the market, consumers would be able to buy a good article at a lower rate than they hoiv pay.

Tenders aro invited by Mr Haight Architect, for painting the Club Hotel. TheGroytown Borough Couiioil intend to strike a Library rate of one penny in the £l. The second term of the Wellington Girl's High School is announced to bogm on Tuosdoy, May 27th. The Russian Government Has forbidden an influx of Chinese on the Eastern Mer.

.Mr Tuckoy, who has been fur 6fine time in charge of tlio-Tawa Flat school, has been transferred to Mangatainoka. ThoPetoni) Woollen Mills difficulty has. ended inn fiasco, and the Trades and Labor Cjunoil havo been obliged to withdraw,,

• At a meeting of the Wellington Harbour Board on Thursday, Mr Cock will .move:-"That one night's free storage 'begrafted onall.flaic received into btoro,"

Sir Henry Parkes, the "Grand Old Man" of Now South WaIGH, has had his leg broken through a cab accident. Many of his Protectionist frionds regret that his neck was not also dislocated, Tne Wesleyan Church in Australasia numbers 73,363 members, and the total attendants at public worship is 420,657.

Mr S. Haigh, of Greytown, says the Standard, is oxhibitiny a Dorwont potato weighing 4Mbs, If any one can beat this please" send it along for the editor's dinner. Tho Treasurer of the Mastodon Hospital desires to acknowledge ivcetpt. of £5 from Mrs Carleton Cnote, and £3 from Messis J, and H, Holmes, Mataliwi,

It is not often tho following notification, which appears in.a Christchureh contemporary, is found in a Now Zealand paper:—"Tho police want owners for two purses, containing suras, ol money, found during tho present month." Alexander Bogeys, clork to Captain Fox, has beeir committed'for trial fur embezzling £154 oVIOd,. moneys of the Ellis Company,,of Sydney. The charge against Charles Gurnte o' having in his possesion on April 14th a worm suited for distillery purposes, is bomg heard this aftornonu. The following appeared as an advor tisement in a recent issue of ths> Christ church Pri'ssi—"The' report that was circulated about my, being married is utterly without foundation. J. Uiehop, Kaiapoi,"

Passengers on tho Manaw'atu railway complain greatly of tho nuisance ciused by odoriferous cattle tiucks being placed next to passenger carriages, > Mr F, H, Wood mekcß an addition of cross-bied and heavy fat ewe» to his Taratahi stock salo which is to be held on Thursday noxt. The Hit. is no « varied aiid oxteusiYO, comprising all kinds of Btock. and tho attendance of buyers should therefore be Urge. Mr H. Eyre Kenny, of Gnborne, has been appointed R.M., Warden, and Coroner at Westpovt, w'ce Mr Bird. Mr Kenny formerly held the office of Diatnct Judge and R.M. at Napier, in winch capacity he acted t* fifteen years, resigning in June, 1882. Ho ltaves for Westport on Monday next. The Mastortun Volunteer Ball Com. mittee mot last ovening, for the purposo of further considering the bill arrange ments, It was decided that tho ball be .held on the 9th of July, tenders to bo called for catering, It is intended that everything shall be done in first-class stylo, and that .the Volunteer hall this year shall eclipse all previous effurts. Mr A, R. Inneß was appointed Secretary of the Ball Committee.

Two thousand sheep purchased from Captain Russellioffhia farm at Flaxmere, went from Napier on Friday by train to Woodvilloarotiretu Wellington to the Gear Company to bo frozen, The ptice paid Was 12a each, and the railage will unt about a shilling oxclusi/e of oilier charges. They will be driven from Woodville to Masterton or Ekecahuna, thence by rail to Wellington.

Two interesting cases will be heard in the Supreme Court, Dunedin, next month. One is an action tor divorco, the peiittcner being the daughter of a well-known citizen. Thu parties, it i» stated, havoonly been married a few months, In the other action i'soo is claimed for breach of promiao of marriage and saluction. Defendant is a sottler at Gore, whore plaintiff waß employed ib a millinbi'.

Tho districts up tha coast (says the Wauganui Chromcle)arelooking remarkably well, A belter fueling Bouma tt> pervade the communities generally, and cattle are steadily advancing in price, About Manaia they have gone up £1 per head.

Brazil wanted a national hymn or snug, or odo, or something of the sort which a follow might gn along bellowing out at inidmght after every decent man was in .bed, and the native pueta responded by sending in over 0,000 speoimens, Don't, imagine that all Brazilians put in their time climbing cocoanut trees; An extraordinary scone was (says the Tuapeka Times) witnessed at an upcountiy township a fow days since, when a book agent called to deliver, at the houso of a respectable settlor,- a book which ho stated was ordered some time since; The farmer l , wife was in, and don'ed emphatically oyer having signed the ordor. The" book fiend" persisted in his protestations to the contrary, and so enraged the good housewife that she resorted to summary methods for bringing the debate tu a conclusion. Knuckles were employed »ith eflcct, snd the aid of crockery was also invoked, with the result that the agent's face looked very ugly when he appeared outßido a short time afterward.

Three terrible murders have ]u"t been committed in Paris. One was on the Bouloviad MontParnassi*, where Ernest Picard, a middle aged and lilgbly-re-Bpeoted official, killed Maria ltebutan accomplished young person, "who was universally taken as his lawful wife" -to save hor further trouble from. the ravages-of a painful throat disease This was how he did it, Between 8 and 4 a m oh the last day but one of the week Maria asked for a drink of tisane, and M." PislP'd went to the kitchen, prepircd it and giye if to l|<K. Sho had not't«kon more than a lew BpotrnfuJlß when she exclaimed, "You've made a mistake What have you given me!" Aa M, Heard made no reply, tho poor woman cl'isd out in terror, 'Ah! you'yo phoned inel" The second mprder was even more horrjhjfwnd "Parisian". It occurred in t'lio. Itea Mango, Madame Mayeeri a woman in easyxficunjstaiioes, en.ptkda basin containing petroleiinj pyorher hnsband's head as he was wri ing, ati/1 sat fire to hjs clothes before he recovered JFrom-ljis siirprjje,' He then rußhed out on to'the'stairoase, bjit 'hjs faithful spotiso hid armed herfglf with a revolver tni'jniikeßure'' and fired at him repeatedly «b ha rap, Ihp third crime was the murder of a ypung wife who iushted upon going In the" operiv ball without'her husband. All these tragedies took place in one murningruther mi excessive number even for Pari*.

Ids QoEEJf's BiaiHD.w.-Ladiei, »» doutit, yill ioija Jlijnk gf preparing for the ball that will be givoh in' honour pf Her Majesty's birthday, an'd j we pleasure (n 'fl»!|i|jg attention tp our recently imported and ohoioe aßßort.ii)e'ut ot maleri-ils suitable tor balls and evening \vcar,"at (1)6 Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro Houso,

Thesis .comprise tulles, pots by tho yard, embroidered tulles in dross lengths, ovening .colgait} in cashmeres, veilings, and also in meryeillcauxfailio' pipjre aud o:her silks. Of all these ste just »nw flaking a grand display, at To Are House. '''■'' iHsittjioroaßitlifissonictimoß beon found to raatoh the vanpHß requisites for making up these dresses, aq4 so to pbyiato f Wj dldloulty wo have Imported a number oj oomplete u'3fly dfeees, with all nepe.iiß.ary linings-and irimmmge'- among which will be found those thaU"" eaf in the next paragraph. Te'Aro Honset • Embboideiied veilings in vieux rose, eau do nil, white, coral, sky, pink and creamj tosca nots, with laoe and ribbons in gold, heliotrope, eau de nil, eucalyptus green, pa'o blue, 4-o, &c; salmon veiling, embroidered Iu silver; heliotrope veiling, embroidered in gold)Brpßsel'Bnets.inold rose, cardinal, oraerapink&o., variously oinbellished; a grand assortment of Fionoh tullee in black and in all the most fashionable odours at To Aro Houbo.'

And then we have an excellent selection of evening gloves, hosiery, fans, wraps, with some- very choice and attractive opera c'oaks in silks and plush,'really bemtiful Roods. Ladies should before purchasing make an early and completo inspection of what we are novVßhowing in materia s or balls and evening dress, at the WholeFile family Drapory. Wawhguse, To Arc

McfarsLnwea and lorus ndd 83 head of oattlo to their catalogue for Wednesday next. - ■ : • • .•: •.,

A detailed list of Mr 8 H Wiiorson's furniture, tu bo sold 'by Messrs Lowes and lorus nexb Saturday, nppeara iu this

Wo hear that Mr 6.. Loader, of I Greytown, nn old and respected resident, died this motnint! after a brief illnoss,

The wife of the Mayor of Greynio'uth, [Mr John Mitchell) died somewhat sudlonly yesterday, though sho had been in [ailing health for sometime back.

Mr.TO.D'Aroy,; commission agent, will, during the absence of Mr B Hare, collect rents due to tho latter, and his receipt will be a oufficiont discharge. Tho train arrangements for Queen's Bitthday, which are about as liberal as usual, appear in another column.

_ The. Maritime Ouunoil concluded its sittings yesterday. The Secretary submitted a summary of the proceeding of the Conference during tho past weok, and tho Conference terminated.

The u<mal parado of the Misierton Rifle. Volunteers will ho held next Thursday evening at 7.30. A meeting of tho Ball Committee will be held after tho parade, and the first team , match with the Feathoraton Rifles will be also arranged.

The editor of the Wellington Emmg Press, m m Mnk'mstd party takes grave exception to iho Masterton School Committee voting for Mr Beetham, and is oareful to state that it is a matter of cnmploto indifference to him whether Mr tlawkiiiß or Mr Beetham is elected

We are requested to remind our readers of Messrs Lowes and LW Stndt Salo at their, yards tomorrow Their list will embrace fab and store f heop, lainli?, bre-dingewes, tat, forward and store cattle, horses, vehicles, pigs, etc.

Tn conioquencn of tho lareo oxport ot ph v suits and other game from Auckland to Svdney those birds are becoming scarce, and the Accliinat'zition Sooiety have "referred a request tin the New Zea'an JjFrr'zen Mestpompanv tocense freezm them for export. The Directors of the Company have decided to-grant the request. The balance-sheet of the Bank of New South Wales for tho half-yoar endina March 81st shows the We income, for that period, of £149,774 0s 2d, out of which a divWendnt th-i rate of 15 per cent per annum, and a bonus of 2£ per cant has been p»id; £IO,OOO added to tho reserve fund: and £9.256 8s ltd earrUd forward to the profit and loss account,

A fine specimen of oil painthi" Is now on view in the shop of Mr J. Willi mis, tobacconist, being an enlarged photo pnintin? of an old and respected resident of Vasterton-Mr G. S, W. Dalrvmplo, Mr Thomas Donnelly, tho artist, is making a speciality of this stylo of naintin?, and in justice to him it must, be said that, his first production is highly creditable in oyery respeot.

The curious specticle has been proa>nted n f a highly respectablo gentle, man proposinp one candidnte for the Oisbome Harbor Board, and then nllowiug his name to figure in print at tie bottom of a letter bclauaing ano seeking favor for the other candidate

The Aorangi, from London, was berthed at Wellington at 1.80 yesterday afternoon. Sho left London on April 3rd, Plymouth the sth, TnnerirTo the 10th, Cape Town 25th, and Hobart 15th May, With the exception of a N.E. diilo off Leiiwin, which lasted three days, tiiie weather wa» experienced through' out the voyage, She brings 1017 tone ofrnrgo for New Zealand, 975 tons of which is for Wellington. The mail cuiisista of 21L bags and 55 parcel post. A meeting, of broditorsin the estate of James O'Brien, settler, was held at Pahiatua oh Saturday lasf, the Deputy Aiiiignee in the chair. The debtor, with his solicitor, were present, The debtor, sworn, deposed that he had bien a labnr-r at Pahiatua for three vo n off and on, Ho had been driving for Jones eight months, boing paid 308 and fuund. He had been married two ye us, and was for eleven months gating £2 per week at Vile's. The list ot liabilities, £32 On (It, was fur storos supplied by Mr Gregory, for stores and olothin? from Jones, Eketahuna. and for £4, money burrowed from J, McLean. Ho had a Village Settlement section of 19 acres 2 roods 8 perches, Ho then gave a dotailed acccount nf his having sold it and how he expended the money thus derived. He waß now working for Moeller and Jiuisson, H e was cross-examined at some length by Mr Tosswill, after whioh the meeting wes adjourned until Friday, ihe 28rd instant.